Streamlining of prehospital stroke management: the golden hour

The Lancet Neurology: June 1, 2013

Thrombolysis with alteplase administered within a narrow therapeutic window provides an effective therapy for acute ischaemic stroke. However, mainly because of prehospital delay, patients often arrive too late for treatment, and no more than 1—8% of patients with stroke obtain this treatment.  Read more

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